I am addicted!!!

Notes on 12:

Going to Xadens out post. Would be a good time for another assassination attempt really if you think about it. Far from school.

Fighting for time off quite literally.

Hmmm. I still want to know who the girl is Bhodi mentioned. Why?

Ok so they can kiss but they can’t fix the damage. Hmm.

Ok nice lesson on how and why the venin daggers but why all this background info. Where is it leading to?

Why don’t I trust her brother?

There’s something that doesn’t sit right with a lot going on. I know Violet trusts Bhodi but I can’t put my finger on why I don’t.

Notes on 13:

What is this above the chapter heading about punishments there for? Not a fun omen.

What is the brig?

Also varrish is a twat. Just a reminder.

Burn out results in a sunburn like feeling… where does her power pull from?

Sloane is too stubborn. It’s bordering on stupid.

Why is a bag over her head??????

Notes on 14:

So a navigation exercise with no dragon connection.

Ahhh a bonding experience for them. With the regular squaddies in infantry.

Oh that was awkward i guess. Maybe a set up for the next chapter?

Notes on 15:

Well they failed that. Did no one consider overlapping the maps at all? Maybe they were halves of a map whole.

Oh well not my circus not my monkeys.

I just hope Violet finds a way to talk to Rhi, something tells me she’d believe her.

Notes on 16:

Thank god she’s talking to someone. Even in half truths. But at least she trusts someone.

What does Jesinia want in return?

I wonder what’s going on with healer Nolan. He keeps getting mentioned.

Sloane’s fight. That girl is stubborn as a mule. Finally. She gives in under duress though. But who cares.

Varish is popping up too much like a bad smell. Ergh. I bet he put something in her bag.

And so we continue…

Chapter 9 notes: looks like a long chapter.

I wonder how that burn ointment works.

Imogen actually looks like she could be a decent friend after all.

I am getting on board with the vimogen friendship.

Lesson time. What lies now?

Markham is a bad vibe now for sure.

The propaganda bloody sucks.

Has Rhi realised there’s information missing. Nope it’s about the healers but I bet it’s connected.

At least the assessment on the mats is interesting. Sloane is an idiot. But that won’t change any time soon.

Eww jacks mini me that’s not mini. He killed Nadine because he thought she was Violet.

10 notes:

Dain’s dad sent an assassin for her. Fuck. Thank goodness she actually learnt from the last year.

Rah. Obviously she was going to survive. But still.

Oof looks like training sequence for Sloane coming up.

Oooo glad Xaden is back. Late.

Better late than never.

They didn’t talk enough. I want more.

Well at least he wrote a letter but I’d bet it’s tiny.

She does have an obsession with full disclosure and truth. I relate but it’s not exactly comforting to relate to being a bulldog.

Notes on 11:

She seems happy with the letter. Content.

Oh her scribe friend. I wonder what an ancient king has to do with it.

Oh a heavily redacted letter from Mira.

I hope varrish dies painfully.

I hope we get to know Bhodi more and this one doesn’t die.

Ergh varrish needs to die. He’s got such a bad vibe.

It’s not just Violet with assassination attempts it seems which is kind of reassuring but I would rather they don’t succeed.

Yes I hate Dain.

Chapter 6 notes:

The riders make their own rules.

Did Aetos the old seriously threaten Violet and basically anyone she loves.

Well that’s an interesting way to say goodbye after receiving a death threat.

Glad Rhi got some recognition and a promotion.

C7 notes:

Ok so I don’t think that’s how Nadine hurt herself at all. Ssomething doesn’t sit right.

Ooo so the dragons are reluctant to bond to battle the venin however what secrets they are hiding I am curious.

RSC class doesn’t sound like it will be a bundle of laughs.

Ooooo hunting for the reasons for the wards locations and how they work I imagine.

That’s a lot of faith in heavily doctored history.

C8 notes:

Outrageous that Dain even approached her.

Well that’s an awkward parapet group.

I wonder what the deal is with fake name boy. Green eyes. Familiar to them. Why?

Ohhhh he’s the kings third son.

Liam’s sister. Awwwwwwww

Woah I take it back. She’s likely to try killing Violet.

Why did Dain pull someone who hates Violet into her section unless he wants to control or kill ?

Ewww Dain is not exactly mr charisma or inspiration.

The new majors dragon is problematic.

Yes Tairn!!!!! My favourite dragon.

Well I can’t stop now…

Chapter 3 notes:

How long before things start going tits up?

At least Tairn is stepping up to telling the truth.

Andarna is developing a teenage attitude.

Well Xaden being surprised she’s talking to him is silly, more so that she trusts him to make sure she doesn’t die.

Glad she trusts Rhi with those letters

Oh a mini Xaden confessional.

And that is how you make an entrance.

Notes on 4:

Who’s more mad they’re alive? Dain’s Dad or Violet’s mum.

He’s very good at telling stories, is our Xaden.

Thank god Violet’s mum believes her. Bloody hell I would be after Aetos blood for this. Yes she should hand him his ass for that.

Yes Violet!!!

Yes!!! You put Dain the pain in his place.

Woah Xaden is outing their relationship. Well whatever it is now. Oh I like his humbling.

I wonder if Dain will be a wing leader because of Daddy dearest.

I don’t think I’d like going to this college lol. Too tempting to push Dain off the parapet.

Notes on 5:

I wonder if Chantara will be a good place for the rebels.

Oh that’s where iron wing came from. Iron squad.

Woah Imogen… my opinion on her has certainly changed for the better over time.

What a surprise. Aetos senior is attempting a new way to kill Xaden. Douche bag.

So as we welcome 2025 lets take it gently. None of that “New Year New Me” stuff, or “I am going to make this my year”. I feel we have all learned our lessons from this already.

And as I type this my printer as it get’s to the end of the pages sounds like its singing “peppa pig” so F that.

As per usual I have set up my traditional 24/7 goals.

For those who don’t know the way it works is if you make 24 goals that you want to achieve in a year the deal is you need to achieve 7 of those goals to have completed your resolution. I’ve so far completed mine every year since adopting the method reaching a minimum of 7 goals. This past year I achieved 13 of the goals, so just over half. I find it really helps to take the demand off of it when you make smaller more achievable goals.

This year I would love to achieve all 24 but I won’t hurt myself adhering to it to the letter.

Honestly, in reflection of the past year, we have endured a magnitude of challenges and come out the other side. Moving over 600 miles at the start of the year was challenging enough. With new diagnosis, with various appointments that comes with being a spoonie, I know that I am simply lucky to have the answers I do have. Even if I don’t like them. It’s been a year of learning to accept myself as I am. To lifting the fog of denial over my health in order to hopefully find the tools to be able to continue forward. Mental health wise, I mean, when hasn’t it been a hot mess in there? But I know that even coming on here to spend 5 minutes once in a while when I have the motivation to write can be fleeting. But to keep moving forward I have to keep taking these baby steps regularly.

So future wise what am I looking forward to?

Being present. Being present in my daily life as much as I can with the people who mean the most to me. That means everything to me.

That’s not a snide dig or in anyway a pointed statement, it is simply what I hope to do most.

I am working on being the best version of myself as much as possible, until that is simply just the most natural way of being. That sounds very floaty, but I guess it is, a little bit of levelling up is my hopes.

I hope you all have an amazing New Year.

May luck and adventure be on your side

ARA xxx